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In this episode Ted Bundy robs us of our sleep for the next two weeks. We learn to aways call for a confirmation cop and to never stay in a basement apartment. Ever again.

Growing up Trump wasn't all limos and gold toilets. Sometimes you had to deal with the realities of life... kind of. In this episode we talk about the childhood of presidential sidekick Ivanka Trump, and try to understand what it was like growing up as one of the richest kids in America. We both had terrible days leading up to recording, so we play it fast and loose and with large amounts of rose. Because honestly, after listening to the "wisdom" Ivanka touts in her "books", and realizing how completely out of touch with reality this woman is, we goshdarn needed it.

Everything Hitler did was legal. Let that sink in as you fry up some burgers, sip on your cold beer, and take a moment to appreciate the freedoms we (still) have. In this special crossover episode, Tim of the History Dweebs Podcast joins us to discuss the Nazi Justice System, Roland Freisler and how Hitler-who despised the legal system- took control of the law and created his own court system in order to make, break and enforce laws as he saw fit. We start out by setting the mood after WW1 and explain how the NSDAP slowly, but surely, gained enough power to seize the parliament and control the day-to-day life of everyone living within the realm of the Third Reich. Happy Fourth of July everyone!

In this special Brunchisode we eat burritos and are joined by Jay, who picked Ursula as her villain. We address important questions like: How do merpeople have sex? Do they eat fish? What is Triton's workout regime, because holy abs single dad of seven! And are all those animals secretly friends and not each other's meals? Join us on this magical underwater ride as we compare the Disney version to that of Hans Christian Anderson as well the rampant sexism of the 19th century and that of 1980's, which shockingly, is not that different. Triton is sexy. Did I mention Triton is sexy? He is.

On May 31st, 2014 Morgan Geysar and Anissa Weier stab their friend Payton Leutner in the woods near their house in Waukesha, Wisconsin. They were all twelve years old at the time of the crime. Peyton survived and both Morgan and Anissa are now serving out sentences in psychiatric facilities. How do two twelve-year-old girls decide to murder their friend? The story starts out strange, an obsession with becoming a proxy to creepypasta's Slenderman, and ends with a delusion that ruins the lives of everyone involved. In addition to covering the life of the two young girls who committed the crime up to this point, we also get angry over DMH funding, into Richard Dawkin’s adjacent hole and finally, we tally the score on all the parents we have covered thus far. Shownotes: Lol. But really here’s some info on the DSM-5: https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/dsm/feedback-and-questions/frequently-asked-questions And Peyton's gofundme page: https://www.gofundme.com/HeartsForHealingWI

History far more frequently records what bad men do, than what bad women do. In light of of this, we cover one of the worst Nazis we could find, who also happened to be female. Irma Grese served as an SS guard at Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen. She was known as one of the most sadistic guards in the camp, for which she was hanged after the war. By diving into the twisted history of the "Beautiful Beast" of Auschwitz, we uncover that having a vagina doesn't stop you from becoming an abominable person. From a tainted childhood, to drifting aimlessly as a teenager, Irma finds her calling when she volunteers to work as a female SS guard in the concentration camp system of Nazi Germany, and there her true self is revealed.

Nixon left a legacy of deception, the foundation for the War on Drugs and caused average people in the 1970's to expect conspiracies around every corner. But how did he get there? In this episode we realize that Nixon may have not been all bad. I know you say, what is happening? Come hang out as we try to figure out our feelings over a man who was a domestic policy hot mess, a black hole of personal happiness and quite possible a closet liberal by today's standards. From his poor as dirt childhood in Whittier, CA to the White House, Nixon was above all else a workaholic. But did a misguided sense of destiny cause him to drive himself into the ground, instead of cementing a legacy he so desperately wanted, and what are the parallels to today's leadership?

After years of being forced into faking a laundry list of illnesses, Gypsy Rose Blancharde snapped. In a murder plot, which her and her boyfriend dubbed "Plan B", she allowed him to enter their home and kill her own mother so they could run away together. But after the medical abuse she endured her entire life, can Gypse Rose really be blamed for this decision? Or was this truly her only way to freedom and the semblance of a normal life? We discuss what Munchausen by proxy entails, the story of Gypsy Rose and her mother's murder, as well as other cases where MBP has occurred.

Josef Mengele is most known as the brutal "Angel of Death" for the experimental studies he performed on twins during his time at Auschwitz, where he volunteered to serve as camp doctor. Here, we talk about Mengele's wealthy upbringing in a small Bavarian town, what other atrocities he committed during his time at the concentration camp and how he fled right before the Allies reached the camp and how he remained unrepentant until his death many years later. It's possible that his absentee parents, who never held him responsible contributed to creating this unspeakable monster, but could anyone have seen this coming?

In this Brunchisode we talk about one of our favorite shows **Pretty Little Liars**. Realtalk, if you did not watch the show and have no intention to do so, you can skip straight to our new Brunchisode game "Who said it? Trump or a Little Hitler?" at the 57 minutes mark. If you ARE into PLL (and you really, really should be, it's a fantastic show), come hang out with us and our guest Jasmine, as we reminisce about our favorite teen/not-teen drama that includes murder, lots of murder, Pennsylvania's diversity problem, and trope-y evil twin endings.

The Summer of 1967 was not just about love, and set the stage for Charles Manson's prophecy of Helter Skelter, in which he foresees a coming race war based on the Beatle's White Album. This episode focuses on what happens after Charles Manson finally gets out of jail, and how he builds a cult following called the Manson Family, who are devoted enough to do anything he asks of them. A third bottle of champagne was required and tangents ensued.

In the first part of our Charlie Manson Episode, we recount the Tate-Labianca murders of 1969 as well as Charlie's childhood and life leading up to his release from prison, at the age of 32. Little Charlie got off to a rough start in life, as his teenaged mother was ill-equipped to deal with the difficult child. As he bounces from one prison to the next, Charlie's experiences prepare him not to became a well-adjusted member of society, but rather the manipulating cult leader and murderer that he ends being.

Sometimes the bad people in the world aren't real and it makes us feel better. In our first brunchisode we have brunch and tell you about the childhoods of Joffrey Baratheon from Game of Thrones and Frank Underwood of House of Cards. One is a terrifying child of Satan and the other an evil power-hungry monster. Wait, these were supposed to be the funner episodes... right? Enjoy.

David Duke is most well known for being the Grand Wizard of the Klu Klux Klan,but how did he get there? In this special Thanksgiving episode, we dive into David's lonely childhood in an attempt to figure out how someone can go from a science-loving nerd to a former Klansmen and the dangers of someone trading in the robe for a well-pressed suit to run for public office. We also explore his endorsing our current president. Let's just say this episode hit close home. Please visit https://www.thisamericanlife.org/page/the-case-for-school-desegregation-today-2016-peabody-award-winner if you need a pick-me-up after listening. We sure did.

The Kim Dynasty has been reigning supreme ever since Kim Il-sung took over after the U.S. drew a line along the 38th parallel to go halfsies on Korea with Russia. But what happens when power stays in the family and how can you best prepare your little one for inheriting a dictatorship? In this rather history-heavy episode, we cover how North Korea came about, how Il-sung rose to power and how the Kims have been clinging to and handling this power over the last few decades.

Jeffrey Dhamer is one of the most notorious serial killers in America. But how did it come to this? Growing up in a middle class family, Jeffrey was never your average teenager. But was there anything his parents could have done to prevent the worst from happening?